Implants: Page 25

Are transplanted third molars an implant alternative?

By Tony Edwards

The autotransplantation of third molars has been called a feasible, fast, and economical alternative to an implant when a suitable donor tooth is available. But how do these teeth hold up over the long term, and what kind of socket is best for their placement?

May 15, 2017

Microthreaded-neck implants produce less bone loss

By Lori Roniger

Previous studies have found that the use of implants with a rough surface and microthreaded neck may reduce crestal bone loss compared with other implant types, but this positive effect is subject to various factors. To take a closer look at this important issue, a new systematic review examined high-quality research on the topic.

May 4, 2017

New implant coating reduces bacterial growth, adhesion

By Theresa Pablos

Silver and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles may be the key to reducing the implant failure rate. A new, biocompatible implant coated with the two materials effectively prevented biofilm growth and adhesion in a recent study.

April 20, 2017

Saliva peptide may help implant integration

By Theresa Pablos

A peptide found in saliva may be the key to helping implants integrate with surrounding cells faster. Researchers found that oral cavity cells exposed to this specific peptide spread and adhered to titanium significantly better than those without it.

April 9, 2017

Legal Cases: Mandibular fracture after implant placement

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

You use a health history form with every patient. You discuss this form and their health with them and receive their agreement, But, as William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler write in their latest Legal Cases series, it is impossible to get every condition onto a form. Learn what happened to a new-to-practice prosthodontist who placed implants in a 68-year-old patient.

April 3, 2017

New materials designed to fight pathogens, reduce caries

By Lori Roniger

The development of secondary caries and bacterial acid formation leads to many dental restoration failures. However, researchers are concocting clever new polymer-based dental materials to combat such problems, as discussed at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting.

March 29, 2017

Product highlights from IDS 2017: Part 1

By Kevin Henry

COLOGNE, GERMANY - Dental journalist Kevin Henry attended the 2017 International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany, and saw the plethora of amazing new technologies that were introduced. He offers a roundup of these introductions in the first of a two-part exclusive series for DrBicuspid.com.

March 26, 2017

New product: RecordLinc debuts case management module

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

RecordLinc has released a new implant case management module.

March 19, 2017

Study: Which implant sizes are more likely to fail?

By Tony Edwards

When it comes to dental implants, are those considered longer or shorter more likely to fail? Is an implant 3.8 mm in diameter less likely to fail than a 6.0-mm implant? The largest study on implant failure to date has answers.

March 12, 2017

3Shape debuts products at Chicago Midwinter 2017

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape has introduced new software for digital implant scanning and new lab scanners.

February 26, 2017

Case report: Using a laser to lengthen an open crown

By Joshua Weintraub, DDS

In this case, a 73-year-old woman needed to decide between an implant that would replace tooth #4 or a fixed partial bridge for teeth #3 and #5 with a pontic #4. The patient's general dentist used a laser for the procedure rather than a scalpel and handpiece with burs, reducing the treatment time, as Dr. Joshua Weintraub describes in this report.

February 23, 2017

3Shape software integrates with Straumann implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape has added the Straumann implant bar and bridge libraries to its Dental System software.

February 21, 2017

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